2. After murmers of gasoline import sanctions, the Iranian Achilles Heel, Iran says once again ready for talks ("without pre-conditions") with West on nukes.

3. Pakistan captures Taliban's top spokesman near Afghan border. Another leadership blow following likely killing of Baitullah Mehsud in a US Predator drone strike weeks ago.

4. As President Obama lauds Israeli settlement permit halts, New York Times laments that "makeshift" post-incursion Gaza repairs are not enough. Also in Gaza, al-Qaeda-inspired (if not linked) Islamist conflict with Hamas getting bloody.

February 2, 2010[Listen Here]
What on Earth can Usama bin Laden, the mystical calculus of climate change and US Homeland Security have in common? Does bin Laden really agree with the President of the United States on matters weather? How is it that the...